Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoob, Yakoub, Yoqub or Yaâkub (, also transliterated in other ways; Yakob, as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob and James. The Arabic form Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb may be direct from the Hebrew or indirectly through Syriac. Jane Dammen McAuliffe (General Editor) Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an Volume Three : J-O The name was in use in pre-Islamic Arabia and is a common given name in Arab, Turkish, and Muslim societies. It is also used as a surname. It is common in Polish, Czech, Slovak, Belarusian and Bosnian languages, where it is transliterated as Jakub.
Given name Pre-modern world Ordered chronologically
Yaˈqub bin Isḥāq bin Ibrāhīm (Jacob), prophet of Islam Ya'qub ibn Tariq (died 796), Persian astronomer and mathematician Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (729–798), chief judge during the reign of Harun al-Rashid Yaqub al-Mansur (died 1199), third Almohad ruler, who reigned from 1184 to his death in 1199 Yaqub Ibn as-Sikkit (died 857), philologist tutor, grammarian and scholar of poetry Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840–879), Persian leader, founder of the Saffarid dynasty of Sistan Ya'qub ibn Killis (930–991), Egyptian vizier Yakub I of Germiyan (died 1340), founder of the Germiyanid beylik Yaqub al-Charkhi (1360–1447), Naqshbandi Sheykh and student of Khwaja Baha' al-Din Naqshband Yakub Çelebi (1362–1389), Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Murad I Yaqub Spata (1369–1416), last lord of Arta Yakub II (died 1429), bey of Germiyan Yaqub al-Mustamsik (died 1521), figurehead caliph of the Mamluk Sultanate
Modern world Yacoub G. Al-Atrash (born 1978), Palestinian composer and maestro Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and music director Yacoub Artin (1842–1919), ethnic Armenian educator and scholar Yakub Beg of Yettishar (1820–1877), Emir of Yettishar Yacoub Sidi Ethmane (born 1995), Mauritanian footballer Yacoub Makzoume (born 1995), Syrian tennis player Yacoub Masboungi (born 1948), Lebanese former swimmer Yacoub Romanos (1935–2011), Lebanese wrestler Yacoub Sarraf (born 1961), Lebanese politician Yacoub Shaheen (born 1994), Palestinian singer Yacoub Zaiadeen (1922–2015), Jordanian politician and surgeon Yacub Addy (1931–2014), Ghanaian drummer, composer, choreographer and educator Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), Bengali essayist Yakub Ali, politician Yakub Cemil (1883–1916), Ottoman soldier in the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état Yakub Guznej (1892–??), Belarusian socio-political and military leader Yakub Hasan Sait (1875–1940), Indian businessman, freedom-fighter and politician Yakub Holovatsky (1814–1888), Galician historian, literary scholar, ethnographer, linguist, bibliographer, lexicographer, and poet Yakub Idrizov (born 1993), Bulgarian footballer Yakub Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889–1974), Turkish diplomat Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan (1904–1958), Indian film actor and director Yakub Kolas (1882–1956), Belarusian writer Yakub Memon (1962–2015), Indian terrorist Yakub Shah Chak (1565–1593), last native ruler of Kashmir Yakub Shevki Pasha (1876–1939), General of the Ottoman Army and Turkish Army Yaqoob Al-Qasmi (born 1990), Omani footballer Yaqoob Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-born Irish cricketer Yaqoob Bizanjo, Pakistani politician Yaqoob Butt (born 1988), footballer Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini (born 1982), Omani footballer Yaqoob Salem Eid (born 1996), Bahraini sprinter Yaqoub Al-Balochi (born 1990), Emirati footballer Yaqoub Alhassan (born 2001), Saudi Arabian footballer Yaqoub Al Hosani (born 1987), Emirati footballer Yacoub Al-Mohana (born 1975), Kuwaiti film and musical director Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer Yaqoub Al-Tararwa (born 1994), Kuwaiti footballer Yaqoub Al-Youha (born 1993), Kuwaiti sprint runner Yaqoub Yousif (born 1997), Emirati footballer Yaqub al-Ghusayn (1899–1947), Palestinian leader Yaqub Ali Sharif, politician Yaqub Eyyubov (born 1945), Azerbaijani politician Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s Yaqub Mirza (born 1946), Pakistani businessman Yaqub Qureishi (born 1959), Indian politician Yaqub Salimov, Tajik politician Yaqub Sanu (1839–1912), Egyptian journalist Yoqub Ahmedov (1938–2025), Uzbek actor
Surname Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (1944–2014), Pakistani expatriate businessman based in Dubai Ahmad Muin Yaacob, Malaysian convicted murderer Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (born 1989), Republic of the Congo swimmer Antonio Yakoub (born 2002), Swedish footballer Asif Yaqoob (born 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire Atta Yaqub (born 1979), Scottish model and actor of Pakistani descent Badr Al-Yaqoub (1946–2025), Kuwaiti professor of law and politician Charles Yacoub, Lebanese-Canadian bus hijacker Chaudhry Yaqoob, Pakistani police officer Gabriel Yacoub (1952–2025), French musician, songwriter, and visual artist Hala Al-Abdallah Yacoub (born 1956), Syrian cinematographer and director Ilyas Yakoub (1903–1958), Indonesian journalist Jasem Yaqoub (born 1953), Kuwaiti footballer Joseph Yacoub (born 1944), Syrian professor Magdi Yacoub (born 1935), Egyptian-British professor Mirza Yaqoob (born 1974), Bahraini cricketer Mohammad Yakub, Indian cricketer Mohammad Yaqoob (born 1990), eldest son of Mullah Mohammed Omar Mohammed Yaqoub (disambiguation), multiple people Muhammad Hussein Yacoub (born 1956), Arab Islamic scholar Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (868–941), Persian Shia hadith collector Muhammad Yaqub (born 1937), a Pakistani banker Musa Yakub, Bruneian military officer Paola Yacoub (born 1966), Lebanese-born artist Rami Yacoub (born 1975), Swedish-Palestinian record producer and songwriter Reham Yacoub (1991–2020), Iraqi human rights advocate and doctor Roman Yakub (born 1958), American composer Rutaba Yaqub, Saudi Arabian singer Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqoob (born 1952), Pakistani politician Salma Yaqoob (born 1971), British political activist Septar Mehmet Yakub (1904–1991), Crimean Tatar lawyer, thinker, and spiritual leader Sidi Yacoub (disambiguation), multiple people Simon Yacoub (born 1989), Palestinian judoka Souheila Yacoub (born 1992), Swiss gymnast and actress Talat Yaqoob, a Scottish campaigner, writer, and commentator Walaa Eldin Yaqoub (born 2000), Sudanese footballer Waleed Yaqub (born 1974), Pakistani cricket umpire Younes Yaqoub (born 1986), Qatari footballer Zara Mahamat Yacoub, Chadian filmmaker, director and journalist
See also Yacob, a list of people with the given name, surname or patronymic Yacob or Yaqob Yakup, Turkish form of the name Al Yaqoub Tower, a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yaqub-Har, pharaoh of ancient Egypt who reigned in the 17th or 16th century BCE
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